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Last Updated: 20th February 2012

Archived News

February Pony Course Photos: We have added pictures from the February 2012 Pony Course. Click for more.


Easter 3 Day Pony Courses 2012: The Easter 3 Day Pony Courses will be held on the week of 2nd & the week of 9th April. Click for more.


Summer 3 Day Pony Courses 2012: The Summer 3 Day Pony Courses will be held between 2nd July & the week of 13th August 2012. Click for more.


Saturday 11:00 Lesson moving to 10:45. The 11:00 lesson on Saturday mornings is being moved to an earlier slot at 10:45.


Houston is on Facebook: Houston now has a page on Facebook (Houston Farm Riding School) to help keep you updated on the latest news and events at Houston and more...


Softie: Sadly we lost Softie recently after many great years together. Click for more.












Crackers: Crackers is continuing to do very well. Click for more.


Crackers: Crackers is currently out of work... Click for more.


February 3 Day Pony Course: The 3 Day Pony Course will be held on February 13th, 14th & 15th. A

limited number of places are still available.


Houston Christmas Message: Please click here to read the Houston Christmas Message.


Christmas Opening: Houston will be closed, for lessons, on December 25th, 26th & January 1st & 2nd.


Lessons Cancelled Jan 3rd 2012:

ALL lessons have been cancelled today, Tuesday 3rd January 2012, due to the very high winds. We apologise for the inconvenience but safety must come first.


04/01/2012 No Lessons after 3:45pm:

Due to the ongoing loss of electricity we regret that we will not be running any lessons after 3:45pm today. We will update Facebook tomorrow at 1pm to confirm if the electricity has been restored or whether the issue continues  to affect the lessons.


Summer Pony Course Photos: We have added pictures from the Summer Pony Courses that have taken place so far. Click for more.


Bruno: Sadly we lost Bruno recently after many great years together. Click for more.


TJ: We were truly heartbroken to lose TJ on Saturday 3rd September. Click for more.


No Enquiries Taken on Thursdays: Please note that we are effectively closed for Telephone enquiries on Thursdays. Click for more.


New Puzzle Added: A New Puzzle has been added to the Just For fun Pages.


Christmas Orders: All orders for Christmas (crops, hats etc) must be made by November 20th at the latest. Thank you.


Christmas Fayre: Houston is hosting a Christmas Fayre on 19th & 20th November... Click for more.


FAQ Page added: We added a Frequently Asked Questions page to the website to help answer any questions you may still have after visiting the site. Click to go to the FAQ.


October 3 Day Pony Course 2011: The October 3 Day Pony Course will be held the week of 17th October 2011. Click for more.


Small Indoor School Replacement: The rebuild is now complete & the school is now back in operation.


Lease a Pony Summer 2011: Lease a Pony runs during the summer holidays.


Summer 3 Day Pony Courses: The Summer 3 Day Pony Courses will be held between 4th July & the week of 15th August 2011.


New Photos added to the Galleries: We have added pictures of some of the ponies taken recently.


Easter Pony Course Pictures: The pictures taken during the Easter Pony Course on 11th & 18th April have now been added.


Easter 3 Day Pony Courses: The Easter 3 Day Pony Courses will be held on the week of 11th & the week of 18th April.


New Member of Staff: We would like to welcome Claire Murray who has joined the Houston Team.


Gully: It is with great sadness that we have to notify our clients and friends that Gully passed away on 29th October 2010.


Houston Raffle: Houston is holding a raffle to help raise funds towards the replacement of the small indoor school.


February 3 Day Pony Course: The next 3 Day Pony Course will be held during the week beginning on February 14th.


Houston Job Vacancies: A new section has been added to the web site to list job vacancies currently open at Houston.


Price List Changes - Please be aware that the prices will change from September 1st 2010.


Festive Period: Houston will be closed for the festive period on December 25th & 26th & January 1st & 2nd.


Christmas Orders: All orders for Christmas (crops, hats etc) must be made by November 22nd at the latest. Thank you.


Houston Christmas Message: Please click to read the Houston Christmas Message.


ABRS Equitation Tests: Anyone interested in taking the ABRS Equitation Tests 1 or A please click the title for more details.


October 2010 “Pony Course”: The 3 Day Pony Course on October 18th is now full.


Summer “Pony Courses” Pictures: View the pictures taken during the Summer Pony courses.


Pictures from Easter 2010 “Pony Courses”: We have uploaded some of the pictures taken during the Easter Pony Courses.


Paul’s Sponsored Shave: Paul, one of the Houston Team, decided to a sponsored shave in aid of CHAS.


ABRS Test Results: Congratulations to all those that sat and passed the recent ABRS Tests on 24th June.


Easter 2010 “Pony Courses”: Houston will be running two "3 day Pony Courses" over the Easter holidays...


Jet: It is with further sadness that we have to notify our clients and friends that Jet passed away on 4th November 2009.


Morwen: It is with sadness that we have to notify our clients and friends that Morwen passed away on 17th October 2009.


Stable Management Course: We are hoping to run a 10 week Stable Management Course commencing in May.